Simple Answer Cards - Facts Flashcards
What was Manifest Destiny?
Belief in the right to go west and unite/civilise.
(1/2) Who were the Mormons?
God’s chosen people
(1/3) What was the Mountain Meadow Massacre?
Mormons attacked settlers coming from the east because felt threatened.
(2/3) Why did the Mtn Meadow Massacre happen?
Mormons felt threatened and thought settlers would take their land.
(3/3) What was the consequences for the Mtn Meadow Massacre?
Native Americans blamed for it until it was revealed it was the Mormons.
What was the Plains Native Americans way of life?
Nomadic, every person had a role.
What was the Plains Native Americans system of government?
Nations divide into Tribes, divide into Bands - each with Chief, a Council + Warriors.
Why was the buffalo important to the Plains Native Americans?
Ensured their survival + every part used.
(1/2) How would the Plains Native Americans go to war?
“Counting coup” - bloodless, getting close enough without being killed.
Also would scalp to prevent them from entering afterlife (HHG)
(2/2) Why would Plains Native Americans go to war?
Only fight if survival threatened.
(1/2) What was the Permanent Indian Frontier?
All land west of the Missouri River would become the “Great Reservation” - Indian land forever.
(2/2) When was PIF set up?
1834
(1/2) What was the Indians Appropriations Act?
Provided government funding to move Plains Native Americans onto reservations.
(2/2) When was the Indians Appropriations Act set up?
1851
(1/2) What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
President Abraham Lincoln promised to free the slaves after the civil war.
